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this is america. we don't let frequent heartburn come between us and what we love. so if you're one of them people who gets heartburn and then treats day after day... block the acid with prilosec otc and don't get heartburn in the first place! [ male announcer ] one pill each morning. 24 hours. zero heartburn. nespresso. where i never have to compromise on anything. ♪ where just one touch creates the perfect coffee. where every cappuccino and latte is only made with fresh milk. and where the staff is exceptionally friendly. ♪ nespresso. what else? can i still ship a gift in time for christmas? yeah, sure you can. great. where's your gift? uh... whew. [ male announcer ] break from the holiday stress. ship fedex express by december 22nd for christmas delivery. >>> hanging with mr. cooperman. hedge fund, titan and ceo of omega advisor. can a shipping giant deliver for investors? inching closer with washington on the first quarter? i don't know. the second hour of squawkbox begins right now. >> good morning, everybody. welcome back to "squawk box" on cnbc. i'm becky
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made in america and exported. the glass on the phone is made in kentucky so we've been forking for years doing more and more in the united states. next year we'll do one of our existing m autoc lines in the united states. >> say barack obama called you in tomorrow and said get everybody out of china and do whatever you have to do, make everything you make in the you sat, what would that do to the price of this device? >> it's not so much about the price, it's about the skills, et cetera. wave pied piper. while how are you not steve jobs? >> in many ways. one of the things he did for me that removed a gigantic burden that would have normally existed is he told me on a couple of occasions before he passed away to never question what he would have done, never ask the question what steve would do, to just do what's reegt. >> see the entire interview tonight on "rock center" 10:00 p.m. eastern time on nbc. joining us is jonathan geller, editor-in-chief of "the boy gene success report." what's happened with the products
made in america and exported. the glass on the phone is made in kentucky so we've been forking for years doing more and more in the united states. next year we'll do one of our existing m autoc lines in the united states. >> say barack obama called you in tomorrow and said get everybody out of china and do whatever you have to do, make everything you make in the you sat, what would that do to the price of this device? >> it's not so much about the price, it's about the skills, et...
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and bp's also committed to america. we support nearly 250,000 jobs and invest more here than anywhere else. we're working to fuel america for generations to come. our commitment has never been stronger. >>> wa year was that one? that had to be a long time ago. when was he? you weren't around. none of us. now, the indication is for a positive opening. that's just over a third of a percentage point. the strike at the port of los angeles in long beach is entering its seventh day this morning. contract talks are between clerical workers and shippers. the walkout has dramatically slowed activity. stock workers refuse to cross picket lines set up by union clishgal workers. we're going to take one more break. this is the way we do these things. we have to do a certain amount for every 60 minutes. if we have a long 15-minute period, they know we go back to back on something. if you have any questions, e-mail us squawk@cnbc.com. becky will see it. i won't. follow us on twitter. @cnbc.com is our handle. up next, dominos, the comp
and bp's also committed to america. we support nearly 250,000 jobs and invest more here than anywhere else. we're working to fuel america for generations to come. our commitment has never been stronger. >>> wa year was that one? that had to be a long time ago. when was he? you weren't around. none of us. now, the indication is for a positive opening. that's just over a third of a percentage point. the strike at the port of los angeles in long beach is entering its seventh day this...
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bank of america has 55 million customers here in america. they represent one out of every two households. so moynihan has a very good idea about what consumers are doing and if they spending less because of the fiscal cliff. here's what he had to say. >> i'm more about business behavior than consumer behavior. people continue to spend, housing is a little better. all the things that affect stock market are in decent shape. the question was will everything going on cause them on slow down again. >> what are you you see rg businesses right now? >> almost a year and a halving a go, businesses getting concerned about the nature of the dialogue about the fiscal situation? washington and in europe and the issues that had to be dealt with long term and how it affects near term business in terms of what would be accelerated appreciation for investment in business. what will be the final demand. so the uncertainty factor started weighing in and caused everybody to be much more cautious and continue to be more and more cautious worried about what migh
bank of america has 55 million customers here in america. they represent one out of every two households. so moynihan has a very good idea about what consumers are doing and if they spending less because of the fiscal cliff. here's what he had to say. >> i'm more about business behavior than consumer behavior. people continue to spend, housing is a little better. all the things that affect stock market are in decent shape. the question was will everything going on cause them on slow down...
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and bp's also committed to america. we support nearly 250,000 jobs and invest more here than anywhere else. we're working to fuel america for generations to come. our commitment has never been stronger. can i still ship a gift in time for christmas? yeah, sure you can. great. where's your gift? uh... whew. [ male announcer ] break from the holiday stress. ship fedex express by december 22nd for christmas delivery. by december 22nd sfx- "sounds of african drum and flute" look who's back. again? it's embarrassing it's embarrassing! we can see you carl. we can totally see you. come on you're better than this...all that prowling around. yeah, you're the king of the jungle. have you thought about going vegan carl? hahaha!! you know folks who save hundreds of dollars by switching to geico sure are happy. how happy are they jimmy? happier than antelope with night-vision goggles. nice! get happy. get geico. >>> we can see that in the inverse relationship exhibited by price/earnings ratios and the rate of inflation in the past.
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skanska saying it's going to take a charge on hits to latin america. and adp to paris is lowering its growth target for 2015 as lower traffic .lower economic projections since the summer are now affecting its prospects, down 6%. so, again, whether it's a fiscal cliff or generally speaking with, the message this morning is fairly weak. take a look at the bond space note. moving into gilts, moving out of italy and spain, but as we've been saying, 4.5% or under that and about 5.3% for spain aren't bad considering. t thor row/dollar is weaker. most of the risk currencies are moving lower. euro/dollar down by .3%. sterling is weaker against the dollar. we're seeing the dollar generally up. the dollar/yen here up .4% for the yen. so we've seen some significant weakening as the bank of japan trying to combat deflation. but today, a pause in that move. joining us now with plenty more on the asian trade, diedra. >> it's not the end of the world, but it is pretty ugly out here in asia. markets were headed towards some gains today and then all of a sudden we did
skanska saying it's going to take a charge on hits to latin america. and adp to paris is lowering its growth target for 2015 as lower traffic .lower economic projections since the summer are now affecting its prospects, down 6%. so, again, whether it's a fiscal cliff or generally speaking with, the message this morning is fairly weak. take a look at the bond space note. moving into gilts, moving out of italy and spain, but as we've been saying, 4.5% or under that and about 5.3% for spain aren't...
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high yield, corporate america, still around 6.5% and loans are around 5% and a more short duration assets. she should be trading at the higher end of the market. >>> when when we talked to david tepper, he said equities are the better value at this point. would you agree with that? >> yeah. i think if we get past this fiscal plan, all likelihood is next year will be a positive year. think about what can drive equity returns next year, it will be more about multiple expansion. he think there will be some leverage growth. where are you going the drive equity returns will be if multiples increase and really drive equity valuations. the high yield market in a lower growth stable market is going to get you good, stable returns with a lot less volatility. we do like some equities here, but we also like the credit markets and the loan markets. >> kevin, why doebts you weigh in on where things stand right now. we know what the fed is doing at this point. if washington gets its act together and we see some sort of an agreement, does that change the situation drastically? >> well, the market moved
high yield, corporate america, still around 6.5% and loans are around 5% and a more short duration assets. she should be trading at the higher end of the market. >>> when when we talked to david tepper, he said equities are the better value at this point. would you agree with that? >> yeah. i think if we get past this fiscal plan, all likelihood is next year will be a positive year. think about what can drive equity returns next year, it will be more about multiple expansion. he...
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we've delivered over 600 in north america so far. it's a huge success. it's the quickest car in its segment. it has a carbon fiber construction. a lot of formula one drive technology. 0 to 60 in about three seconds and a quarter of a mile in under 11 seconds. >> you said you can roll down the back so you can still hear the engine. must be a really cool sound, right? >> you sure can. let me finish closing up -- >> the back? >> yeah, andrew, you had to keep your finger on that thing. >> here we go. >> might open now. >> open up. >> that's okay. we can open it and start. >> yeah. >> all right. >> i'll back up with my mike back here. >> wow. >> it's pretty. >> i think you're talking to me telling me we need to go, right? >> we do need to go. >> can't hear. >> you square for the quality, not at the quality, i mean it's not going to be like some british car where you got to drop the engine to change the wiper blade, right? >> you make this car in our technology center just outside of london, the same place where our formula one cars are designed and built. >>
we've delivered over 600 in north america so far. it's a huge success. it's the quickest car in its segment. it has a carbon fiber construction. a lot of formula one drive technology. 0 to 60 in about three seconds and a quarter of a mile in under 11 seconds. >> you said you can roll down the back so you can still hear the engine. must be a really cool sound, right? >> you sure can. let me finish closing up -- >> the back? >> yeah, andrew, you had to keep your finger on...
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economist at bank of america, merrill lynch. you're going to get some clients today asking what do you think of the fiscal cliff? and have things changed in your mind in terms of how you're advising them. what are you going to tell them? >> i think i'm pretty encouraged by the news of the weekend. i think there's still a lot of negotiating that has to be done. but the fact that boehner is talking about revenues is talking about extending the debt ceiling for another year, provided it comes with some spending cuts, i think that's encouraging. it shows that at least in the public eye we're now hearing that there's real negotiating going on. >> do we go past january 1st? it doesn't matter? >> i -- i think if there's -- it's a close call. i don't think we go past january 1st. but i do think it matters. i think if we fall off the cliff, i think it will take a long time -- i don't think it's a bungee jump. i think it will take some time to get back. >> thank you for being with us today. >> when we return, more of today's top stories.
economist at bank of america, merrill lynch. you're going to get some clients today asking what do you think of the fiscal cliff? and have things changed in your mind in terms of how you're advising them. what are you going to tell them? >> i think i'm pretty encouraged by the news of the weekend. i think there's still a lot of negotiating that has to be done. but the fact that boehner is talking about revenues is talking about extending the debt ceiling for another year, provided it...
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and bp's also committed to america. we support nearly 250,000 jobs and invest more here than anywhere else. we're working to fuel america for generations to come. our commitment has never been stronger. >>> welcome back. you can see the dow futures are down by about 23 points. s&p down by 2.25 points. in our headlines, head of irs warns if congress fails to reset the alternative minimum tax, there could be a delayed start to 2013 tax season. in programming its systems, the irs considered the congress would patch the amt. without another patch, the amt could hit as many as 33 million people for the 2012 tax year and it will take them some time to reset all of those forms. >>> and squawk is in session thorn with congressman peter roskam, member of the ways and means committee. thanks for joining us. >> good to be here. >> one of your quotes is that house republicans are prepared to get the yes, but not prepared to get to foolish. and 1.6 you would think is foolish. 800 people think maybe that's doable. could it just look
and bp's also committed to america. we support nearly 250,000 jobs and invest more here than anywhere else. we're working to fuel america for generations to come. our commitment has never been stronger. >>> welcome back. you can see the dow futures are down by about 23 points. s&p down by 2.25 points. in our headlines, head of irs warns if congress fails to reset the alternative minimum tax, there could be a delayed start to 2013 tax season. in programming its systems, the irs...
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bottom line, whatever happens in the next few days, markets, corporate america and consumers in america are probably going to have to deal with continued fiscal wrangling' in washington for weeks and weeks and weeks. >> we're going to talk more about the fiscal cliff and later on in the show. just coming back to europe for a second or touching on europe -- >> even more boring. >> because i'm quite looking forward to next year and i'm looking forward to hoping that we're not going to be sitting on politicians the same way we have over the last year, two years, looking at every single line that comes out of therefore mouths. i'm hoping we're going to see march of a sense of normality coming back into the european trades. >> as mohamed el-erian said, it's the new normal. nothing is going to happen next year in all probability. there will be the italian electrics. if berlusconi starts to poll better in a run up to the italian elections, which i think will happen, then you're likely to see bonds markets reacting a little bit to that. that could cause problems in the spanish and italian yield
bottom line, whatever happens in the next few days, markets, corporate america and consumers in america are probably going to have to deal with continued fiscal wrangling' in washington for weeks and weeks and weeks. >> we're going to talk more about the fiscal cliff and later on in the show. just coming back to europe for a second or touching on europe -- >> even more boring. >> because i'm quite looking forward to next year and i'm looking forward to hoping that we're not...
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america reelected barack obama to get the economy moving. history will judge him as a good president or not if he's able to get the economy moving. but i want to point one thing out tos a i've said before, this is the new barack obama 2.0. he's taking his he is message to the american people. he will not sit around and let the republicans litigate and relitigate things or let the chattering class of washington determine his destiny. he'll rally support and put the pressure on all of congress, not just the republicans, but democrats, as well. >> is that the freedom that a second term president gets, right? >> well, it's the freedom when you try to work with the republicans and frankly some of the democrats, as well. you can't blame all the republicans. some of the democrats didn't want to move on the entitlement issues and they'll have to move. so this is obama 2.0. a much more engaged, a much more activist president. you series bringing a business community in, community leaders, small business, not for profit. he'll be much more engaged in
america reelected barack obama to get the economy moving. history will judge him as a good president or not if he's able to get the economy moving. but i want to point one thing out tos a i've said before, this is the new barack obama 2.0. he's taking his he is message to the american people. he will not sit around and let the republicans litigate and relitigate things or let the chattering class of washington determine his destiny. he'll rally support and put the pressure on all of congress,...
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america filed for bankruptcy last year. amr critters would own 730% of the airlines with a value of potentially $8.5 billion. >>> and jeffrey the ga rav won't be getting out much over the next few weeks. for the third straight year, toys r us says it will keep stores over 24/7 to 10:00 p.m. on christmas eve. the retailer's flagship store has been opened around the clock since december 2nd. toys r us joins macy's on the late shift. macy's will be open all night. both chains will have special sales for those shoppers burning the midnight oil and we hope for some of the workers, too. >>> and the u.s.'s madison square garden was the center of the rock and roll universe. they played a benefit for survivors of hurricane sandy. it wa televised, streamed online and shown in theaters across the globe. as a result, 2 billion people were able to tune in. the cast included rolling stone, paul martin, alicia keys and kanye west. in case you missed it, here is a selection from billy joel. ♪ i don't have any reasons i left them all behi
america filed for bankruptcy last year. amr critters would own 730% of the airlines with a value of potentially $8.5 billion. >>> and jeffrey the ga rav won't be getting out much over the next few weeks. for the third straight year, toys r us says it will keep stores over 24/7 to 10:00 p.m. on christmas eve. the retailer's flagship store has been opened around the clock since december 2nd. toys r us joins macy's on the late shift. macy's will be open all night. both chains will have...
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but america expects us to do that. we need to do that. and i've told john boehner that the leader and i will work on getting sufficient number of democrats to join with sufficient number of republicans to pass a balanced, bipartisan agreement that the president will sign, the senate will pass. you can't do it on a partisan basis. john boehner showed that last night. and just walking away and saying, now it's up to the president, and up to the senate, is not a helpful stance. we all are in this together. america expects us not to go over this cliff, and to work together to avoid that. and we need to do that. >> leader hoyer, i saw the poll last night and made me think this is bad news for the republicans, they can't control their caucus but it's also bad news for the white house and for everyone else in washington because it means all of the talk that we had to this point where speaker boehner was coming closer to some sort of a solution, it seemed like, with the president, we don't know if we can trust any of those deals at this point, ei
but america expects us to do that. we need to do that. and i've told john boehner that the leader and i will work on getting sufficient number of democrats to join with sufficient number of republicans to pass a balanced, bipartisan agreement that the president will sign, the senate will pass. you can't do it on a partisan basis. john boehner showed that last night. and just walking away and saying, now it's up to the president, and up to the senate, is not a helpful stance. we all are in this...
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i think that's what makes me optimistic about america because i think the next four or five years america can outperform and surprise people on the upside. >> what are you seeing in terms of business these days, ed? for example, the mortgage business. are you against taking that mortgage deduction out of the list of loopholes and exemptions that could be cut? >> yeah, i guess i have to say i think the right public policy it would be better to get a higher revenue through capping some of these deductions than raising the marginal rates. in the end, we're going to have a combination of the two, probably not raise them as much as originally thought. you know, also cap. i do think fundamentally a cap on mortgage interest deductibility would be a good public policy measure. even if that means some slow down in the mortgage volume growth. sometimes i think banking leaders have to think about what's the right thing for the country and then worry about how they make money in that rather than what the right thing is for the short term for their bank. >> so what are you seeing now in terms of mortg
i think that's what makes me optimistic about america because i think the next four or five years america can outperform and surprise people on the upside. >> what are you seeing in terms of business these days, ed? for example, the mortgage business. are you against taking that mortgage deduction out of the list of loopholes and exemptions that could be cut? >> yeah, i guess i have to say i think the right public policy it would be better to get a higher revenue through capping...
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because this is america. and we don't just make things you want, we make things you didn't even know you wanted. like a spoon fork. spray cheese. and jeans made out of sweatpants. so grab yourself some new prilosec otc wildberry. [ male announcer ] one pill each morning. 24 hours. zero heartburn. satisfaction guaranteed or your money back. [clock ticking] >> americans work more hours a day than nearly any other workforce in the developed world, even the japanese. for many professionals and corporate managers, the 40-hour work week is history. 60-to-80-hour work weeks are now the norm. why do americans work so much? the simplest answer is, because we can. the digital revolution means cell phones, wireless internet, and handheld computers like the blackberry allow us to work anywhere, and we do 24/7. >> okay, you can hear me now? >> it's 7:00 a.m., pacific time, and joe hurd is still in bed. but this 36-year-old silicon valley entrepreneur has already made two phone calls over the internet... >> that's good. >>
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that's if you break it down by every man, woman and child in america. that's the per capita fiscal cliff effect. but that effects a lot of people differently here. $26.2 million. that's the number of americans that will be caught by the amt, the alter naf tax system, unless congress comes up with a patch and that's part of the whole fiscal cliff effect. come on over here, we'll show you more. 2.1 million, that's the number of long term unemployed americans who will lose the extended benefits again if there's no fix to the fiscal cliff. $1,000, that's the amount that the average family will see a tax hike from the expiration of the payroll tax cuts. i would point out this is probably both away. both sides seem to be on board with undoing that temporary tax cut. 9% is the percent deutsche bank sees the unemployment rate up from the 7.8% where we are right now if we do go over the fiscal cliff. and then this number here, again, john harwood was talking about this, 8.2%, that's the across the board automatic cuts. fema, education, and of course state and lo
that's if you break it down by every man, woman and child in america. that's the per capita fiscal cliff effect. but that effects a lot of people differently here. $26.2 million. that's the number of americans that will be caught by the amt, the alter naf tax system, unless congress comes up with a patch and that's part of the whole fiscal cliff effect. come on over here, we'll show you more. 2.1 million, that's the number of long term unemployed americans who will lose the extended benefits...
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one has america's busiest port at a standstill. the other has fast food workers demanding a union and maybe even double the pay they're currently making. maybe new buildings? what about updated equipment? they can help, but recent research shows... ... nothing transforms schools like investing in advanced teacher education. let's build a strong foundation. let's invest in our teachers so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. americans are always ready to work hard for a better future. since ameriprise financial was founded back in 1894, they've been committed to putting clients first. helping generations through tough times. good times. never taking a bailout. there when you need them. helping millions of americans over the centuries. the strength of a global financial leader. the heart of a one-to-one relationship. together for your future. ♪ >>> a strike bringing america's busiest sea port to a standstill for six days now. it could cost all of us $1 billion a day. jane wells at the port. >> reporter: today is day sev
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i think both russia as well as latin america are going to be huge performers. of course, government reform plays a big role in that. but i think that's also looking good. >> thank you, ron. so great to get your insight this morning. that's ron shaw with gina ventures. >> thank you. >>> all right. coming up on the show, want an ipad mini but can't get your hands on one? a new report saying that apple may not be able to keep up with demand for the smaller tablet. we're going to tell you why coming up. >>> plus, china's need for speed doesn't just apply to its economic growth. we'll explain that next. >>> and as we go to break, take a look at some the big winners and losers on the dow this year. >>> with welcome back. u.s. traders will begin trading in just over 30 minutes. the cme globex has been closed for christmas and will reopen at 6:00 a.m. eastern. >>> now to some of the other stories making news. former president george h.w. bush remains in a houston hospital as doctors say his health took a turn for the worse right before christmas. the 88-year-old former
i think both russia as well as latin america are going to be huge performers. of course, government reform plays a big role in that. but i think that's also looking good. >> thank you, ron. so great to get your insight this morning. that's ron shaw with gina ventures. >> thank you. >>> all right. coming up on the show, want an ipad mini but can't get your hands on one? a new report saying that apple may not be able to keep up with demand for the smaller tablet. we're going...
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and bp's also committed to america. we support nearly 250,000 jobs and invest more here than anywhere else. we're working to fuel america for generations to come. our commitment has never been stronger. >>> welcome back to "the kudlow report." in this half hour, michigan is really doing it. the statehouse just passed a bill to make that union stronghold a right-to-work state. we are about to talk to governor rick snider object it. . >>> and has a recession already started? believe it or not, that's the forecast of lakshman achuthan. he says it started in july. we're going to press him on all that. >>> now, a movement started by american majority action called fire boehner has been trending on twitter. . but there's really not one wit of serious evidence that mr. boehner has any problems holding on to his speakership or even conservative leaders in the house. here now to try to make this weak case is ron meyer. ron, first of all, i want to say that i commend john boehner for his valiant attempts to stop the fiscal cliff
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where does the possible reside in america? we talk solutions today on "power lunch." my partner, sue herera, sue? >> let's look at where major averages sit right now. just a second ago, we were up 80 point on the dow. we are close to the highs of this session so far. nasdaq composite is up 29 on the trading session and s&p 45u7b is up 13. it is that optimism over the fiscal cliff which increased over the weekend after house speaker boehner edged ever closer to president obama's position. indeed, the speaker met with the president at the white house this morning. eamon javers is at the white house. eamon? >> previous meetings between the president and speaker had been telegraphed a little bit. this one was not today. this is an interesting development but a grim-faced speaker bainer who arrived back up on capitol hill not talking to reporters. we don't yet have a sense of what was in the meeting, what the substance of it was. what we do know is what speaker boehner offered on friday, in a phone call to the president. he offered to raise tax rates o those above $1 milli
where does the possible reside in america? we talk solutions today on "power lunch." my partner, sue herera, sue? >> let's look at where major averages sit right now. just a second ago, we were up 80 point on the dow. we are close to the highs of this session so far. nasdaq composite is up 29 on the trading session and s&p 45u7b is up 13. it is that optimism over the fiscal cliff which increased over the weekend after house speaker boehner edged ever closer to president...
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only four hours to go until america goes over the fiscal cliff. the dow jones industrial average down 113 points. had been down 148 points. look at that as we come on the air back above 13,000 level, not by much. the nasdaq, the biggest decline. 33 points. below 3,000 now at 2957. actually, hasn't been below 3,000 before that. s&p lower by 14 points. a decline of 1%. 1405 so holding onto the 1400 level. president obama is back at the white house. all eyes are on senate lawmakers now. amam jabbers is in washington. >> reporter: president obama did cut his vacation short in hawaii. he has arrived back at the white house this morning. the president emerging from marine one. what he's going to work on here in washington is pretty much anybody's guess at this point. the senate came back into session this morning and senate majority leader harry reid took to the senate floor to explain that he thought a $250,000 and above extension of the tax -- bush tax cuts could, in fact, pass and he was extremely, extremely angry in ways that you really hear on the
only four hours to go until america goes over the fiscal cliff. the dow jones industrial average down 113 points. had been down 148 points. look at that as we come on the air back above 13,000 level, not by much. the nasdaq, the biggest decline. 33 points. below 3,000 now at 2957. actually, hasn't been below 3,000 before that. s&p lower by 14 points. a decline of 1%. 1405 so holding onto the 1400 level. president obama is back at the white house. all eyes are on senate lawmakers now. amam...
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and bp's also committed to america. we support nearly 250,000 jobs and invest more here than anywhere else. we're working to fuel america for generations to come. our commitment has never been stronger. >>> 28 days until the country plummets off the tax and fiscal cliff. big tax hikes could be coming for everyone but we see also a drastic reduction in the number of millionaires in the u.s. as a result of this tax cliff. robert frank joins us now with the details. good evening, robert. >> good evening. drastic is right. if we go over the cliff the wealthy will become less wealthy and fewer americans would become wealthy. the u.s. has around 5 million millionaires with a total wealth of $18.8 trillion. next year there are three possible scenarios all of them depend on the cliff. if we go over the live the population of millionaires would drop by 315,000. their fortunes would drop by $240 billion. if we get a deal but bad for the economy the millionaire population would drop by 26,000 millionaires. if we get a deal and the
and bp's also committed to america. we support nearly 250,000 jobs and invest more here than anywhere else. we're working to fuel america for generations to come. our commitment has never been stronger. >>> 28 days until the country plummets off the tax and fiscal cliff. big tax hikes could be coming for everyone but we see also a drastic reduction in the number of millionaires in the u.s. as a result of this tax cliff. robert frank joins us now with the details. good evening, robert....
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but look, something has changed in the politics of america. right now, george h.w. bush is very ill. he may pass on in the next couple of weeks or so. when he does, that will be the passing of the last truly national president. look at how he was elected in 1998. he won traditionally democratic as well as republican states. he was a moderate guy, a war hero. he was respected by people across the aisle. that was the last time in history you'll see that. >> that it is, president obama got a lot of votes in 2008 by a lot of votes that were not just -- >> that is so. but clinton did quite well but only because ross perot was running. very complicated. in terms of it being a national figure, someone reaching across the aisle, you haven't seen that. one of the things that h.w. did while he was in office, he he cut a budget deal raising some taxes with some republican support. >> and that's what made his legacy as a one-term president. >> and that's what killed him. but he was at that turning point when conservatives were no longer willing to accept that. conservatives did
but look, something has changed in the politics of america. right now, george h.w. bush is very ill. he may pass on in the next couple of weeks or so. when he does, that will be the passing of the last truly national president. look at how he was elected in 1998. he won traditionally democratic as well as republican states. he was a moderate guy, a war hero. he was respected by people across the aisle. that was the last time in history you'll see that. >> that it is, president obama got a...
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and welcome everybody into the free enterprise tradition called america. >>> now, if you thought the gao was the only one lavishly spending federal dollars on excessive corporate trips and parties, think again. we've got another one. reporter caroline may of the daily caller shines the spotlight on travel promotion agency brand usa and joins us now for the latest on this outrageous story of more government waste. caroline, welcome to the show. okay, so what is this? is this some sort of tourist board set up by the commerce department and they're just spending our money? what's going on here? >> well, actually, it is a fee -- the money comes from a fee that's levied on visitors to the united states. so technically it's not taxpayer money, but it is government money. this brand usa was created by a 2009 piece of legislation. and it said basically that for every $1 that this corporation, its mission is to promote travel to the united states from people coming -- for foreigners the come to the united states and participate in, you know, visiting the country. for every $1 they are able to
and welcome everybody into the free enterprise tradition called america. >>> now, if you thought the gao was the only one lavishly spending federal dollars on excessive corporate trips and parties, think again. we've got another one. reporter caroline may of the daily caller shines the spotlight on travel promotion agency brand usa and joins us now for the latest on this outrageous story of more government waste. caroline, welcome to the show. okay, so what is this? is this some sort...
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i've been feeling they know america. i have to know how bad america is. they do the southeast. great company. >> we've not talked a lot about the cliff today. it's been kind of refreshing. cover of "the washington post" today. why doesn't the market care, right? >> i think the market doesn't understand to some degree. there's a whole new school of thought that says it would be good. another school of thought that says it doesn't matter that much. they created the cliff to be able to drive us into recession to force compromise. it's rise above. to think that this won't mean anything is just -- i don't know. i think it's silly. >> we do have some other things to balance it out whether it is china today or -- >> freeport. i'm stunned by freeport. come on "squawk on the street" and tell us why you think this is a decent deal. >> no stranger to our airwaves. >> he should call in right now. why is this a good deal for shareholders? you have destroyed your own stock. >> we'll see you tonight, jim. when we come back, we're moments away from potential market mover. breaking news on ism
i've been feeling they know america. i have to know how bad america is. they do the southeast. great company. >> we've not talked a lot about the cliff today. it's been kind of refreshing. cover of "the washington post" today. why doesn't the market care, right? >> i think the market doesn't understand to some degree. there's a whole new school of thought that says it would be good. another school of thought that says it doesn't matter that much. they created the cliff to...
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a grand idea called america. the idea that if you work hard, if you have a dream, if you work with your neighbors... you can do most anything. this led to other ideas like liberty and rock 'n' roll. to free markets, free enterprise, and free refills. it put a man on the moon and a phone in your pocket. our country's gone through a lot over the centuries and a half. but this idea isn't fragile. when times get tough, it rallies us as one. every day, more people believe in the american idea and when they do, the dream comes true. we're grateful to be a part of it. >>> countdown to the best and worst trades of the year continues now with a look at a stock that captivated our attention in 2012. there's a look at the wall, the big reveal, it certainly did not live up to its hype, and that is facebook. maria, i mean, the morning of may 18th there was so much optimism in the market about this ipo. >> right. >> remember bob grifeld was out there at nasdaq. >> muscle shirt. >> next to mark surkberg, stock at 38 and went up
a grand idea called america. the idea that if you work hard, if you have a dream, if you work with your neighbors... you can do most anything. this led to other ideas like liberty and rock 'n' roll. to free markets, free enterprise, and free refills. it put a man on the moon and a phone in your pocket. our country's gone through a lot over the centuries and a half. but this idea isn't fragile. when times get tough, it rallies us as one. every day, more people believe in the american idea and...
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and not only are the engines in here made in america, but engines are made in america and are exported. the glass on this phone is made in kentucky. so we've been working for years on doing more and more in the united states. next year we will do one of our existing mac lines in the united states. >> let's say barack obama called you in tomorrow and said get everybody out of china and do whatever you have to do, make these, make everything you make in the united states, what would that do to the price of this device? >> honestly, it's not so much about price, it's about the skills, et cetera. over time, there are skills that are associated with manufacturing that have left the u.s. >> how do we get that back? >> it's a concerted effort to get them back. and with this project that i've talked about where we do a mac in the united states next year, i think this is a really good another step for us. consumer electronics world was never really here. so it's a matter of starting it here. >> thanks for joining us here. >> while steve jobs liked to avoid the spotlight, he also thrived on it.
and not only are the engines in here made in america, but engines are made in america and are exported. the glass on this phone is made in kentucky. so we've been working for years on doing more and more in the united states. next year we will do one of our existing mac lines in the united states. >> let's say barack obama called you in tomorrow and said get everybody out of china and do whatever you have to do, make these, make everything you make in the united states, what would that do...
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how do you actually know what consumers let's say in south america, africa actually like in terms of fragrances? >> it's imminently linked to the culture of a local country. especially on the state side, especially on the flavor side. so we don't create fragrances and flavors for the indians and the chinese. we have 9,000 people around the world. half of them create the next fragrances and flavors. and out of those 4,500 people, you have roughly 2,000 people who are actually in those countries. they are local people so we are chinese employees, chinese favors, will create those fragrances and flavors for the whole market. because, again, you can't know about the local culture out of switzerland. so you have to by there. and we have there in all of those countries so we do expensive consumer tests. we do expensive consumer insight. we drive the trend and that's helpful to grow in those markets. >> another factor that's created a lot of headache is the strength. how difficult is it to be a globally operating company that's based here in switzerland? >> actually, being a swiss company i
how do you actually know what consumers let's say in south america, africa actually like in terms of fragrances? >> it's imminently linked to the culture of a local country. especially on the state side, especially on the flavor side. so we don't create fragrances and flavors for the indians and the chinese. we have 9,000 people around the world. half of them create the next fragrances and flavors. and out of those 4,500 people, you have roughly 2,000 people who are actually in those...
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and not only are the engines in here made in america, but engines are made in america and are exported. the glass on this phone is made in kentucky. so we have been working for years on doing more and more in the united states, next year, we will do one of our existing mac lines in the united states. >> you can see the entire interview with tim cook tonight on rock center, that's 10:00 eastern time on your local nbc station, but for now investors are watching the market. apple shares 5.31, which is close to the main lows. this is close to the next s support level on the stock and really catching a lot of people by surprise. >> it's a fiscal cliff decline. this is the greatest capital gains generator of our lifetime. i would love to see what the gains are going to be next year. but i would be saying you need to sell it. we have no idea where the capital gains are going to go, we're going to go over the fiscal cliff, what do you have to lose, the rates are going to go up. i don't think it makes any difference two tim geithner says. >> it is so widely held by so many who want to play the
and not only are the engines in here made in america, but engines are made in america and are exported. the glass on this phone is made in kentucky. so we have been working for years on doing more and more in the united states, next year, we will do one of our existing mac lines in the united states. >> you can see the entire interview with tim cook tonight on rock center, that's 10:00 eastern time on your local nbc station, but for now investors are watching the market. apple shares...
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we can take a look at what we have seen in bank of america leading the pack up 97% this year. discover up 67%. citigroup up by nearly half. we asked you earlier what you thought. is this too little too late, i guess we could say? chase hay has said meredith whitney is like many forecasters. if you guess long enough, one day you'll make the right call but developly you'll strike out again. >> what do you think? join the conversation here, tweet us or e-mail us. here is what's happening in european trade this morning. we're seeing mostly green arrows. although the cac 40 is fractionally lower. down by 0.03%. the ibex trying to hold off with .8% there. before we head to break, the third quarter account figures are out at 8:00 a.m. eastern. then at 10:00, the nahb will put out its housing market index. dallas fed president richard fisher will speak at 1:15 p.m. and for earnings, look for results from oracle, saxson farms. we see the dow looking to at more than 50 point. we're looking at a year without any major vix spikes, down nearly 4% in just the last day. 30% this year. jim is
we can take a look at what we have seen in bank of america leading the pack up 97% this year. discover up 67%. citigroup up by nearly half. we asked you earlier what you thought. is this too little too late, i guess we could say? chase hay has said meredith whitney is like many forecasters. if you guess long enough, one day you'll make the right call but developly you'll strike out again. >> what do you think? join the conversation here, tweet us or e-mail us. here is what's happening in...
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there needs to be a conversation about america's history and culture of violence. when it comes to what will happen take place, there is a huge gulf between what we might desire and what is politically feasible. we have to face the fact that gun ownership is constitutionally affected, that any legislation has to be federal and that means outlawing whole classes of guns and saying whole categories of people can't get access to them and that is an enormous lobby behind access. >> that's the real issue is the lobby behind this. >> right. >> but i wonder if there isn't a way to pursue tougher assault weapons bans while having this discussion that you talk about and, in fact, there isn't a link that you talk about which is to the to say you're hearing the gop saying largely there needs to be more spending on mental health. it's inconsistent with the message of austerity. >> it's conservative wanting to side step the gun control issue talking instead on about funding other types of programs. maybe that will tie in together. but the reality is that 1999 columbine happened
there needs to be a conversation about america's history and culture of violence. when it comes to what will happen take place, there is a huge gulf between what we might desire and what is politically feasible. we have to face the fact that gun ownership is constitutionally affected, that any legislation has to be federal and that means outlawing whole classes of guns and saying whole categories of people can't get access to them and that is an enormous lobby behind access. >> that's the...
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once again, america's proof we are falling behind in infrastructure. thanks for watching "street signs." i'll send it to "closing bell." >> and hello again, everybody. welcome to the "closing bell." i'm mandy drury sitting in for maria bartiromo. happy boxing day as well. >> christmas is over but mandy has been celebrating boxing day all day. we didn't get any presents from lawmakers in washington yet. we're still five days away from falling off the proverbial fiscal cliff and wall street, like everybody else, is waiting for some kind of a solution here, and as you can see by today's numbers the waiting game continues, although we thank brian sullivan and you, mandy, for bringing us back to positive territory in the last hour. >> i'm not sure we can take credit but we'll take it. >> the dow is up a fraction at the moment. 13,139 after a meandering much of the day. the nasdaq hardest hit today. technology has been very volatile recently. still down a fraction right now. 13 points, fraction percentage-wise and the s&p is down 3.33 at 1423. five days left
once again, america's proof we are falling behind in infrastructure. thanks for watching "street signs." i'll send it to "closing bell." >> and hello again, everybody. welcome to the "closing bell." i'm mandy drury sitting in for maria bartiromo. happy boxing day as well. >> christmas is over but mandy has been celebrating boxing day all day. we didn't get any presents from lawmakers in washington yet. we're still five days away from falling off the...
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we've had a few technical problems with getting our licks up to north america which is why we've had a number of guests stacking up, but i'm assured we're working on them. we will talk about the ski season, as well. before that, let's remind you what the headlines are today. fiscal cliff talks set to drag ons as budget proposal by republicans dismissed by the white house. banking union talks taking central stage in brussels. finance ministers trying to find a deal. and australia central bank has cut interest rates to its lowest level since the financial crisis. how? cdw and hp networking implemented a virtual application network that reduces the time to deploy cloud applications from months to minutes. with fewer bottlenecks like this. finally. charles! client golf. aim for the lake. really? can i still ship a gift in time for christmas? yeah, sure you can. great. where's your gift? uh... whew. [ male announcer ] break from the holiday stress. ship fedex express by december 22nd for christmas delivery. . >>> jpmorgan says mr. bieber is welcome to play ping-pong anytime. and if you're
we've had a few technical problems with getting our licks up to north america which is why we've had a number of guests stacking up, but i'm assured we're working on them. we will talk about the ski season, as well. before that, let's remind you what the headlines are today. fiscal cliff talks set to drag ons as budget proposal by republicans dismissed by the white house. banking union talks taking central stage in brussels. finance ministers trying to find a deal. and australia central bank...
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new destinations for lastin america, korean nations, they have been improving in the last year or so. so that doesn't mean that europe is not -- europe is still the destination destination worldwide. >> ohio does it work out on the global net? i'm wondering whether the pie getting bigger has meant the european number stays the same. >> europe is still increasing, but now we have to -- >> it's getting bigger. >> exactly. >> right. okay. so we're not losing out. >> it's just interesting that the euro not being weaker is the largest issue regarding tourism. it doesn't look like that's in the cards. >> a weak euro is very good for our overseas travelers. they're coming to europe and especially the usa and canada are troubled a lot. which is very, very good. >> where is the money coming from? >> the usa and canada, we will now have to focus in brazil and china, which are emerging economies. >> and, james, do you find it at all encouraging if there's a balancing away from the european sector in europe? is it something that needs to happen or is it still going to remain on positive industry?
new destinations for lastin america, korean nations, they have been improving in the last year or so. so that doesn't mean that europe is not -- europe is still the destination destination worldwide. >> ohio does it work out on the global net? i'm wondering whether the pie getting bigger has meant the european number stays the same. >> europe is still increasing, but now we have to -- >> it's getting bigger. >> exactly. >> right. okay. so we're not losing out....
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but america is facing a debt crisis. it is spending driven, and this talk about taxes is, fwrangly, almost -- >> am i right to read between the lines. it sounds like you are saying, it's a possibility, it could be bought if you see significant spending cuts, and dealings with the entitlement programs? >> becky, what i said earlier is this is written into current law. we know what's going to happen at the stroke of midnight. i didn't vote for any tax increases. i don't want them there. but i recognize them. it's the difference between me bringing something to the table and recognizing it's on the table. house republicans are going to work hard to minimize the increase in tax revenues. we're going to do everything we can to make sure that they are done in a way that doesn't harm the economy. an approach like simpson-bowles, which is to bring down rates, bring down marginal rates, and flatten and broaden the code. start to clear out all the loopholes that unfortunately the president seems to want to protect. but, again, you
but america is facing a debt crisis. it is spending driven, and this talk about taxes is, fwrangly, almost -- >> am i right to read between the lines. it sounds like you are saying, it's a possibility, it could be bought if you see significant spending cuts, and dealings with the entitlement programs? >> becky, what i said earlier is this is written into current law. we know what's going to happen at the stroke of midnight. i didn't vote for any tax increases. i don't want them...
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whatever the message to america was, didn't work. how are you going -- how is the political system going to grapple with the huge things that you're talking about if nobody is prepared in a majority to vote for it? >> it's a great question. of course, you can have whatever political view you want. you can even have opinions about economics. you cannot have opinions about math. so if we want a very large entitlement state, every american will have to pay much larger taxes. where i think there's the seed of a political compromise is say, let's actually strengthen social security and strengthen medicare, but for people who really need those programs. and then slow down the rate of growth for everybody else. we ought to be able to agree on that right and left. >> glenn, great to see you. or apologies for the set snafu there. >> don't worry. good to be with you. >> glenn hubbard. >> good to be with you. >> lloyd blankfein will speak live here from new york. we'll bring it to you as it happens. that should be just after 11:00 eastern exclu
whatever the message to america was, didn't work. how are you going -- how is the political system going to grapple with the huge things that you're talking about if nobody is prepared in a majority to vote for it? >> it's a great question. of course, you can have whatever political view you want. you can even have opinions about economics. you cannot have opinions about math. so if we want a very large entitlement state, every american will have to pay much larger taxes. where i think...
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and right now, get this limited edition hoveround america travel mug free with your hoveround delivery. [singing] hoveround takes me where i wanna go. call or log on to hoveround.com to find out where a hoveround can take you! >>> stocks in the green in early trade. no change seen at the ecb. draghi expected to hold off on rates and bond purchases as he awaits spain's request for help. the central bank may cut it growth forecast, though. timothy geithner saying the white house is prepared to go over the fiscal cliff if republicans don't give in on higher taxes for the wealthy. a little bit of trade data out of the uk. i didn't have a forecast for this. adjusted global goods trade deficit 9.5 billion. september unrevised. forecast here forecast at 8.65, so that is a wide deficit than forecast. adjusted 4.5 billion. sterling not reacting huge amount. european stocks today are firmer. up 0.4% for the ftse. xetra dax continues its strong momentum, we are trading at 52 week highs and up now about 27% for the year. bond markets which is where we stand with yields, spanish ten year yields sli
and right now, get this limited edition hoveround america travel mug free with your hoveround delivery. [singing] hoveround takes me where i wanna go. call or log on to hoveround.com to find out where a hoveround can take you! >>> stocks in the green in early trade. no change seen at the ecb. draghi expected to hold off on rates and bond purchases as he awaits spain's request for help. the central bank may cut it growth forecast, though. timothy geithner saying the white house is...
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a grand idea called america. the idea that if you work hard, if you have a dream, if you work with your neighbors... you can do most anything. this led to other ideas like liberty and rock 'n' roll. to free markets, free enterprise, and free refills. it put a man on the moon and a phone in your pocket. our country's gone through a lot over the centuries and a half. but this idea isn't fragile. when times get tough, it rallies us as one. every day, more people believe in the american idea and when they do, the dream comes true. we're grateful to be a part of it. >>> asian markets are higher overnight as china showed optimism. industrial production hitting eight-month highs in november. the chief china equity strategist for goldman sachs joins us on the phone from hong kong. nice to have you back on cnbc. >> good morning. >> let's recap the date a we have. industrial production up over 10%. retail sales up over 14%. electricity production of 7.9%. now, for most people who may not directly invest in china, does this
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we need to have rational policy and do what's right for america. it can be done cleanly. >> would you prefer a carbon tax? >> i would be for eventually over time have a rational increase in something like a carbon tax, yes. >> what would that look like? >> by the way, we may not need it anymore. i don't want to get into policy like that. it's far more complicated than saying how you should do it. the real issue, i haven't looked at it for a long time, is regional. it costs a lot more to heat your home in michigan than it does in north dakota, because there's more coal in north dakota. hydroelectric is cheaper in maine. how do you do it that's fair to americans. you pay so much for energy and they pay a lot less elsewhere. how do you do it so it's fair. it's complex, but i think it can be done. >> housing policy. this is a piece of potentially a grand bargain. if we reduce the mortgage deduction, what happens? >> well, you say reduce it. first of all, i think it's already limited to $1 million, there's a cap on what you can deduct. it depends on how
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a grand idea called america. the idea that if you work hard, if you have a dream, if you work with your neighbors... you can do most anything. this led to other ideas like liberty and rock 'n' roll. to free markets, free enterprise, and free refills. it put a man on the moon and a phone in your pocket. our country's gone through a lot over the centuries and a half. but this idea isn't fragile. when times get tough, it rallies us as one. every day, more people believe in the american idea and when they do, the dream comes true. we're grateful to be a part of it. >>> one hour into trading, 10:27 here on wall street, 7:27 on the west coast. >>> a rebound in mid-atlantic activity. the philly fed index back in positive territory, 8.1, up from minus 10.7 in november. shares of conagra jumping to 52-week highs. the food company postbetter-than-expected earnings and raising guidance for fiscal 2013. and average rate for the fixed mortgage, 30-year, 3.37%, according to freddie mac. >>> all right. a couple minutes until we
a grand idea called america. the idea that if you work hard, if you have a dream, if you work with your neighbors... you can do most anything. this led to other ideas like liberty and rock 'n' roll. to free markets, free enterprise, and free refills. it put a man on the moon and a phone in your pocket. our country's gone through a lot over the centuries and a half. but this idea isn't fragile. when times get tough, it rallies us as one. every day, more people believe in the american idea and...
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a grand idea called america. the idea that if you work hard, if you have a dream, if you work with your neighbors... you can do most anything. this led to other ideas like liberty and rock 'n' roll. to free markets, free enterprise, and free refills. it put a man on the moon and a phone in your pocket. our country's gone through a lot over the centuries and a half. but this idea isn't fragile. when times get tough, it rallies us as one. every day, more people believe in the american idea and when they do, the dream comes true. we're grateful to be a part of it. omnipotent of opportunity. you know how to mix business... with business. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle. and go. you can even take a full-size or above. and still pay the mid-size price. i could get used to this. [ male announcer ] yes, you could business pro. yes, you could. go national. go like a pro. >>> dow down 68. to rick santelli. rick. >> this will be an unusual santelli exchange. 3.1 for p
a grand idea called america. the idea that if you work hard, if you have a dream, if you work with your neighbors... you can do most anything. this led to other ideas like liberty and rock 'n' roll. to free markets, free enterprise, and free refills. it put a man on the moon and a phone in your pocket. our country's gone through a lot over the centuries and a half. but this idea isn't fragile. when times get tough, it rallies us as one. every day, more people believe in the american idea and...
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together with bank of america, they have access to more resources than ever before. a steadfast commitment to help you achieve your financial goals in life. that's the power of the right advisor. that's merrill lynch. can i still ship a gift in time for christmas? yeah, sure you can. great. where's your gift? uh... whew. [ male announcer ] break from the holiday stress. ship fedex express by december 22nd for christmas delivery. >>> take you to a live shot of central london. if you are anywhere near twitter this morning, you are aware now that kate middleton is pregnant. some people reporting continual in the early stages, obviously. this is of a live view of king edward vii hospital where we believe kate middleton has been for several days, according to the castle, due to early morning sickness. for more details on that, guaranteed it's coming your way. in the meantime, talk for "squawk on the tweet." we have been talking about that study by the carlisle and gallagher consulting group saying 1 in 3 americans would consider a mortgage from walmart and half from paypa
together with bank of america, they have access to more resources than ever before. a steadfast commitment to help you achieve your financial goals in life. that's the power of the right advisor. that's merrill lynch. can i still ship a gift in time for christmas? yeah, sure you can. great. where's your gift? uh... whew. [ male announcer ] break from the holiday stress. ship fedex express by december 22nd for christmas delivery. >>> take you to a live shot of central london. if you are...
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he told us on the air he would not go back to america. we said, john, why not come back to america? still an american citizen why not come back? he said belize is my home. of course, then he went to guatemala, now back here. we don't know what to believe from this guy p's prankster, told us different things along the way. this does feel a lot like a media circus now but it is fun to watch. >> a lot of homes in the u.s. >> he did. now apparently none. >> sold them for a fraction of what he paid. >> only a wad of 5 bills. this story has come -- charlie sheen might be good. >> he would be. in many ways. >> temperament. robert, always good sigh. thanks for coming down. >>> the euro has had a very strong run, as you will be aware, up about 3% the last month. the eu finance ministers' plan to give money to greece, will the rally continue? todd gordon is with us aspen trading you. morning to you, todd. >> hey, simon. >> we have failed twice to get through 1.31 on the euro. where do we go from here? >> the fourth time we tried? the euro support and european finance ministers rather busy, ap
he told us on the air he would not go back to america. we said, john, why not come back to america? still an american citizen why not come back? he said belize is my home. of course, then he went to guatemala, now back here. we don't know what to believe from this guy p's prankster, told us different things along the way. this does feel a lot like a media circus now but it is fun to watch. >> a lot of homes in the u.s. >> he did. now apparently none. >> sold them for a...
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america's natural gas... putting us in control of our energy future, now. >>> it's that time of year. president obama is expected to appoint a new treasury secretary. and speculation is rife with who might land the job. the front-runner seems to be jacob or rather jack lew. he's the former white house chief of stan staff and budget director. others are pulling for gary gensler. as for a female candidate, one name being floated is laura d. tyson, former economic adviser to president clinton. and billionaire warren buffett recently called for jpmorgan's ce oo jamie dimon to take the post. in an interview earlier this week, dimon shot down that speculation. >> i'm not suited. i don't believe i'm suited to it. i don't believe a ceo from wall street can be confirmed. .it's not what i want to do. i love my company. we do a lot avenue great stuff. i think it's perfectly suited to that. jamie did run through support behind front-runner jack lew and here is what he had to do. >> i think the world of jack rew. it's the
america's natural gas... putting us in control of our energy future, now. >>> it's that time of year. president obama is expected to appoint a new treasury secretary. and speculation is rife with who might land the job. the front-runner seems to be jacob or rather jack lew. he's the former white house chief of stan staff and budget director. others are pulling for gary gensler. as for a female candidate, one name being floated is laura d. tyson, former economic adviser to president...
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could america become a net energy exporter? dennis gartman's thoughts and his take on the run up in prices of copper. the short list of which banks are next besides morgan stanley to pay dividends or buyback. >> see you again tonight. meantime, more of our special coverage of mission critical, the fiscal cliff, live from washington, starts now. >>> america, we're on the edge of the fiscal cliff. billions are at stake. and your money hangs in the balance. while washington quarrels with itself, time is slipping away. the only solution for our government to put differences aside and put real compromise on the table. rise beyond disparity. rise past adversity. rise above. this is a cnbc special report. mission critical. rise above dc. >> our special mission critical rise above dc coverage continues right now. all day long we are here in washington holding lawmakers' feet to the fire on the fiscal cliff. here's what we know right now. in terms of some of the moments from this morning, senator mark warner from virginia saying compare
could america become a net energy exporter? dennis gartman's thoughts and his take on the run up in prices of copper. the short list of which banks are next besides morgan stanley to pay dividends or buyback. >> see you again tonight. meantime, more of our special coverage of mission critical, the fiscal cliff, live from washington, starts now. >>> america, we're on the edge of the fiscal cliff. billions are at stake. and your money hangs in the balance. while washington quarrels...
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that was the date that intermec announced it was obtaining bank of america merrill lynch. yes, everybody we're up for sale. >> let's get back to the economic impact of the fiscal cliff and growth prospects for 2013. joining us on set is nathan sheets, he is citigroup global head of international economics. he's also a former fed director of international finance and ian shepherdson, chief economist from pantheon economics, and our senior economics reporter, steve liesman rejoins us again. and we did, we were interrupted our conversation by this tv show, which always seems to do that. we were having like a great conversation and boom, the cameras are on. but ian, the latest thing i asked you about next year's growth. you said 2%. then year after that, 3% to 3.5%. then we got to basically to say we shouldn't be doing any tightening of any kind right now, fiscally, no tax increases, no government spending, we don't need to right now. >> let it all rise. >> the economy, in your view -- >> can i say what you said? >> euro friend? >> i'm in favor of trying euro trend. >> that's
that was the date that intermec announced it was obtaining bank of america merrill lynch. yes, everybody we're up for sale. >> let's get back to the economic impact of the fiscal cliff and growth prospects for 2013. joining us on set is nathan sheets, he is citigroup global head of international economics. he's also a former fed director of international finance and ian shepherdson, chief economist from pantheon economics, and our senior economics reporter, steve liesman rejoins us again....
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. >> so would a resolution of the fiscal cliff in the united states mean that america stops running up debt, would that be a positive step towards resolving that problem, even though it could be a drag on growth in the u.s. economy? >> translator: do not regard myself as a highly educated economist. from where i am, i watch the debate and i see, for example, some economists such as the nobel laureate paul goodman believe this could be counterproductive because too many action of this type could damage one of the important factors of the u.s. economy. on the other hand, unless there is some limit to the growth of u.s. debt, particularly with respect to debt as related to gdp, this could serve in the end badly if there was no limit to it. after all, the u.s. economy still accounts for about one-third of the global economy. so this cannot continue because the burden of u.s. debt is beginning to be felt in other countries where there is a u.s. dollar, where u.s. dollar is used for various purposes. so the fiscal cliff -- well, what can i say is we certainly don't want to this to be a cliff
. >> so would a resolution of the fiscal cliff in the united states mean that america stops running up debt, would that be a positive step towards resolving that problem, even though it could be a drag on growth in the u.s. economy? >> translator: do not regard myself as a highly educated economist. from where i am, i watch the debate and i see, for example, some economists such as the nobel laureate paul goodman believe this could be counterproductive because too many action of...
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bank of america has doubled. worst performer on the dow, hpq. there will be crystallizations of what happened overall. >> the perspective on this whole thing is the s&p 500 is still up 14% year-to-date. despite the extraordinary circumstances, it's been a gang buster year for the markets. unfortunately, the average u.s. investor out there has largely been on the sidelines. money in bonds, money into money market funds continuing to flow in the month of november. unfortunately, even as we do see a very, very good year for the stock market, not many investors are really taking part in this. >> i think we saw finally an outflow for bond funds in well over a year last week. that has been a rarity. we've warned many of our viewers, be careful of the duration risk. we're going into another year where many people are at least saying, okay, is the rally over? the 30-year rally in bonds, is it over? if it is, what is it going to mean? we've had people saying that the last three years. everybody's best trade was to short the long bond. it ended up being o
bank of america has doubled. worst performer on the dow, hpq. there will be crystallizations of what happened overall. >> the perspective on this whole thing is the s&p 500 is still up 14% year-to-date. despite the extraordinary circumstances, it's been a gang buster year for the markets. unfortunately, the average u.s. investor out there has largely been on the sidelines. money in bonds, money into money market funds continuing to flow in the month of november. unfortunately, even as...
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i just want to say, you know, america is an awesome, amazing place. i know things have been tough and there's a lot of kind of back and forth about politics. but it's pretty amazing, the opportunities that we all get here. and that we just -- we've been dreaming big and -- >> that's great. >> and it's been awesome. >> you live where there's 300 days of sunshine a year. >> not a lot of folks know that, too. snow in the mountains. boulder is heaven. >> you were smart to go to school there. i wish i did. >> it's the greatest place. we'll be out there in march. maybe we'll stop by and take a tour. >> we would love to see you and we so appreciate this opportunity to be with you guys. >> coming up, attention road warriors. are you a frequent flyer? if you think you have a lot of miles under your belt, you have not seen anything yet. wait for this. until you hear from our next guest, united airlines' top flyer of all of 2012. omnipotent of opportunity. you know how to mix business... with business. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you
i just want to say, you know, america is an awesome, amazing place. i know things have been tough and there's a lot of kind of back and forth about politics. but it's pretty amazing, the opportunities that we all get here. and that we just -- we've been dreaming big and -- >> that's great. >> and it's been awesome. >> you live where there's 300 days of sunshine a year. >> not a lot of folks know that, too. snow in the mountains. boulder is heaven. >> you were smart...